@article{ref1,
title="Intervention for suicide attempters: A randomized controlled study",
journal="Indian journal of psychiatry",
year="2011",
author="Vijayakumar, Lakshmi and Umamaheswari, C. and Shujaath Ali, Zubaida Sultana and Devaraj, P. and Kesavan, K.",
volume="53",
number="3",
pages="244-248",
abstract="AIM: To determine whether brief intervention and contact (BIC) is effective in reducing subsequent suicidal behavior among suicide attempters. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Suicide attempters (n=680) admitted in a general hospital in Chennai were randomly allocated to treatment as usual and BIC whose components include brief intervention at the time of discharge and contact for 18 months. RESULTS: Completed suicide was significantly lower in the BIC group, OR 35.4 (CI 18.4 - 78.2) as also attempted suicide, OR 17.3 (CI 10.8 - 29.7). CONCLUSIONS: This low-cost intervention which can be readily implemented may be an important suicide prevention strategy in healthcare settings in India.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0019-5545",
doi="10.4103/0019-5545.86817",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0019-5545.86817"
}